b'CAN YOU IDENTIFY COMMON ALIENS?Lets work together to prevent their spreadCorn Poppy Crimson CloverCornflower Asian JasmineBastard CabbageJohnsongrass Foxtail Millet100% native Dame\'s Rocket King Ranch BluestemSt Augustine Buffelgrass Blue PanicumCosmos BermudagrassCOMMON ALIEN SPECIESSt Augustine St AugustineBahiagrass African DaisyKleingrassTocaloteWilman LovegrassWeeping Lovegrass ZoysiaREFERENCESEXPLORE THE FULL PALLET OF NATIVES.Invasive species legislation: search "HB338 TX"; "Texas Agriculture Noxious and Invasive Plants"SEEDS OFFERED IN THIS CATALOG ARE GROWN, HARVESTEDorigin of alien-species: plants.usda.govAND 100% NATIVE TO OUR LOCAL ECOREGIONS negative impacts: texasinvasives.orgland fragmentation in Texas: txaglandtrust.orgW hilelearningaboutnativeplants,insects.Butinsectsarehighlybillions of dollars of economic benefitonequicklyfindstheneedtolearnselective about their host plants andfor farmers & ranchers, mostly in the moreaboutalienspecies.Uponhave no use for most alien plants. Thefoodproductionofbeefanddairy looking,youseethemeveryday.aliensmayhavepotentialtospreadcattle.Coastalbermuda(anAfrican Alienscanencroachonnativeout of control. Mandated by Legislativegrass)anditsmanyvarieties, plantings,prairies,roadsides,andHouseBill338,theTexasDeptofjohnsongrass, kleingrass, bahiagrass, disturbedplaces.SometimesthisAgriculturewasassignedasthebuffelgrassandoldworldbluestems leads people to believe the plants theystatesauthoritytoclassifyplantaresomeofthemostwidespread. pass by daily are naturally native. speciesasnoxiousorinvasive.Bermudaforagegrassesare AccordingtoUSFederalExecutiveestimated to cover 8.7 million acres in INTRODUCED, ADAPTED, ALIENS Order13112ofFeb.03,1999,Texas, not including all the lawns, city BecomeawareofthetermsInvasivespeciesmeansanalienparks & ball fields, school & corporate introduced, "indigenized", adaptedspecieswhoseintroductiondoescampusesandalltheroadsides. orimprovedvarietiesofplants,orislikelytocauseeconomicorProduction potential is valued by Tx flowers and grasses. These words areenvironmentalharmorharmtoA&M Univ. at $120 per acre, or a total oftenusedtodescribealienplantshuman health.$10.44billionstatewide.Native that may be suited, persist, or thrive inbluestems are valued at $10 per acre ourenvironment.TheseplantsmayPerennialwarmseasongrassesarecovering 10.8 million acres for $108 have no local or natural predators inwidelyusedinlivestockforagemillion;or10timeslessthanalien their new homes. They may not serveproduction.Themajorityofnativebermudagrass.Manycostssuchas much, if any, beneficial purpose in thegrasslandsaroundandeastoftheimpacts to wildlife and pollution from ecologicalfoodweb.Thispointis98 th - to the 100 thmeridian (east of Irunoff are being externalized in these important,especiallyonthelower35)hasbeenconvertedtoalienvalues.Bermudagrassandmany trophiclevelswheretheinsectsintroductions of improved pastures ofother alien pastures have limited value 82reside. All songbirds feed their young alien grasses. These aliens generatetoTexaswildlife.3grandmasago,'